Court officer dead in Worcester shooting

A Massachusetts Trial Court officer has been identified by court officials as the woman in a pair of people found dead with gunshot wounds on a Hadwen Road porch this morning.

Police said they are not identifying the man and woman who died until all family members are notified.

The court officer, identified by co-workers and court officials as Glomerys Martinez, 37, of 47 Hadwen Road, was found shot in an enclosed front porch of the home.

Police were called to 47 Hadwen Road around 7:45 a.m. on a report of a shooting.

Police found a man and woman with gunshot wounds. They were rushed to UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus where they were pronounced dead.

“Police believe this is a case of domestic violence,” Worcester police said in a brief news release. “Police continue to work to determine the facts and circumstances surrounding the shooting.”

Former co-workers at Worcester Trial Court were shocked and saddened about the death of Ms. Martinez.

“She was always smiling when you would first come into work in the morning, always said good morning,” said Leon Kachadorian, a court officer at Worcester Superior Court. “She was a nice person, very pleasant, very congenial.”

Detectives continue to investigate the deaths.

Ms. Martinez worked as an associate court officer in the Worcester courthouse until her promotion. Massachusetts Trial Court officials said she was hired as an associate court officer in Worcester in December 2006 and had been promoted to court officer Feb. 19 this year and assigned to Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, according to Erika Gully-Santiago, a spokesman for Massachusetts Trial Court.

The Hadwen Road home is owned by Worcester Police Officer Andrew J. Cravedi. Police confirmed that he owns the property but does not live there; he rents apartments to tenants.

A child was taken from the building by two state workers around 8:45 a.m. today.

Ms. Martinez was a mother of three.

At one point during the morning, with a police officer looking on, a car was towed from nearby Morningside Road. According to police, officers were summoned to the address at 5:12 a.m. today for a well-being check. The quiet residential neighborhood is close to Worcester State University.

As Worcester police said it was a case of domestic violence, Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. reminded victims of domestic violence that help is available.

“We see cases of domestic violence all too often, and we want victims or those who fear that they might become victims to know that there is help,” he said. “We would ask anyone who notices signs of domestic violence to call our office or their local police department. It is important to break this cycle for violence for victims and children.

“In many cases children become violent offenders themselves, thinking this is acceptable, that it's normal behavior,” Mr. Early continued.

He said there are resources with trained professionals ready to help, including the National Domestic Violence Hotline (800-799-7233), the YWCA of Central Mass. (Daybreak, Battered Women's Resources) and New Hope (southern Worcester County).